Nominations live stream and reactions thread

Alright folks, AMPAS president Tom Sherak and actress Mo’Nique will be announcing the major category nominations in, oh, 20 minutes or so. The full list will be available at Oscar.com immediately after (though sometimes during) that announcement.

I’ll leave this space for your instant reactions and will post up my own extended thoughts shortly thereafter. Anne and I will be doing a four-way Oscar Talk with Peter Knegt and Guy Lodge later this morning, and Guy will circle back later in the afternoon with his extended thoughts on the announcement. But, for now, here’s your playground. Check out a live stream of the announcement (which begins at 5:30am PT, 8:30 am PT) after the jump. More to come shortly.

THE GOOD
Darren Aronofsky, Javier Bardem and John Hawkes being nominated.
127 Hours making the ten.
That crap Cher song missing out on Best Original Song.
Exit Through the Gift Shop gets the nomination.

THE BAD
Snubbing Garfield, Gosling and Manville .

THE UGLY
Christopher Nolan snubbed for Inception’s direction. It wasn’t my favorite film of the year, but he deserved a directing nomination.

One interesting thing: True Grit has 10 nominations and, right now, is not the frontrunner in any of those… Losing everything, it would become the 2nd biggest looser ever (along with Gangs of New York). If they feel like giving an award to this film they seem to love, which one do you think will be? My answer: Beware Melissa Leo…..

Can i just say that for a small outlet Roadside Attraction has an exceptional showing in the nominee with Winter’s Bone and Biutiful scoring in the top categories. Go Bardem!
So happy for John Hawkes and Jackie Weaver.

***One interesting thing: True Grit has 10 nominations and, right now, is not the frontrunner in any of those… Losing everything, it would become the 2nd biggest looser ever (along with Gangs of New York).***

“Here you have, the so called “insular” and so “old fashionated” music branch. Rahman and newbie Trent Reznor nominated. Also Zimmer’s new sound is nominated. Diane “Legend” Warren OUT. Danny Elfman OUT.

Can we really move on on the “insular and conservative branch” and realize this branch HAS CHANGED in the last few years?? Thank you.”

Don’t really see it. Rahman getting in is not suprising in the least (watch out!). Ditto Zimmer (unfortunately). Reznor… only seems odd if you forget The Last Emperor.

Black Swan only 5 nominations, but I guess one has to be lucky it got nominated at all in a year where TKS get’s nominated for just every possible category. TKS definitely is the frontrunner now, and probably will win many awards. But if cinematography or BD are one of them, Academy should consider to replace half of their membership.

Inception, whatever you think about the film, its Editing was flawless and an amazing technical achievement.